At Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, we are revolutionizing cancer care through breakthrough research, cutting-edge treatments and a deep commitment to saving lives. Our work doesn鈥檛 stop in the lab鈥攚e bring discoveries to the patient鈥檚 bedside, ensuring the latest advancements in cancer care are accessible to those who need them most. With a multidisciplinary team of experts, we provide best-in-class therapies, giving patients and their families hope, healing and life-changing support every step of the way.
As the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Center in South Texas, the Mays Cancer Center serves a vast 38-county region with over 5 million residents. Our team of more than 300 cancer researchers and clinicians is dedicated to transforming the way cancer is diagnosed, treated and prevented鈥攏ot just in San Antonio and South Texas, but worldwide.
Our 175+ active clinical trials offer patients groundbreaking new treatment options.
Pioneering Pediatric Cancer Research
The Greehey Children鈥檚 Cancer Research Institute at UT Health San Antonio is one of only two institutes in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to pediatric cancer research. Home to more than a dozen laboratories, the institute is at the forefront of cancer genomics, DNA repair, RNA biology and drug development鈥攁ll with the goal of creating safer, more effective and less toxic treatments for childhood cancers.
At UT Health San Antonio, we are more than a cancer center鈥攚e are a beacon of hope, a hub of innovation and a leader in the fight against cancer.
Join us in the fight. Together, we are making a difference!
Only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in South Texas
300+ cancer researchers and clinicians
World-renowned Breast Cancer Symposium
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Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, to work with Hispanics in South Texas Content provided by Cliff Despres Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, a cancer researcher at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of 国产大片午夜福利 of Texas at San Antonio, is receiving a two-year, $400,000 leadership grant from Susan G. Komen to study cancer survivorship. She aims [鈥
Colton Frisco Jones, MD, a 2nd-year fellow at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of 国产大片午夜福利 of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), recently earned the prestigious Healio NextGen Disruptor Award at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2026 annual meeting in Chicago. GLP-1s and reduced cancer risk discovery Using [鈥
Cells in the body are in a constant process of repairing damaged DNA. In a diseased state, such as cancer, this process can break down, leading to the instability of genes. A scientist at 国产大片午夜福利 of Texas at San Antonio was recently awarded two grants totaling more than $4.6 million from the National [鈥